Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes--Disneyland History--TMS-445

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00:00On May 19, 1971, the Indian war canoes got a more politically correct name.

00:29Though Davy Crockett's Explorer canoes was basically the same attraction.

00:33The 35-foot-long, one-ton canoes weren't made by Disney.

00:36Instead, they came from a canoe building company in Maine.

00:39All power for the canoes come from the dozen guests and two strong-armed cast members in the boat.

00:45The canoes launch from the northernmost dock along the western bank of the rivers of America.

00:49The canoes have operated irregularly because weather concerns and there was some talk that they'd be permanently retired in the late 1990s.

00:57However, today the canoes still exist as a rustic throwback to Disneyland's earlier, simpler years.

01:03Canoe capacity 20 guests.

01:27This has been a boat in five years old.

01:34Yes, we're here.

01:35Canoes will go out.

01:36Canoes will go out.

01:37Yes.

01:38Is it going out?

01:40No.

01:41Ha, ha, ha.

01:42Ha, ha.

01:43Ha.

01:44Ha.

01:45Ha.

01:46Ha.

01:47Ha.

01:48Ha.

01:49Ha.

01:50Ha.

01:51Ha.

01:52Ha.

01:53Ha.

01:54Ha.

01:55Ha.

01:56Ha. Ha.

01:56Oh, he's walking!

02:26Oh, that's why the guy is there.

02:43That's what I would do.

02:47The whole canoe got shut.

02:50You guys ready to go?

03:18Are you guys ready to go?

03:22Are you guys ready to go?

03:24That's because he's better looking.

03:30I can hear you guys.

03:32Are you guys ready to go?

03:34Alright, here we go.

03:36All arm test pedals inside the canoe.

03:38All the way down, please go.

03:40Two by twos all the way in.

03:42Hold on team, this is the fast part.

03:46Alright team, let's have some fun.

03:50Paddles up.

03:52One hand over the handle like so.

03:54One hand over the place like so.

03:56On the count of three, we're going to paddle together.

03:58One, two, three.

04:00Paddles up.

04:02One hand over the handle like so.

04:04One hand over the place like so.

04:06On the count of three, we're going to paddle together.

04:08One, two, three.

04:10One, two, three.

04:12Paddles up.

04:14One hand over the handle like so.

04:16One hand over the place like so.

04:18On the count of three, we're going to paddle together.

04:20One, two, three.

04:22Paddles.

04:24One, two.

04:26One, two, three.

04:28To slow down a notch.

04:30One, two, three.

04:31Please.

04:32I'm going to

04:38out there.

04:50Now we are going to be a long time.

04:55I know what this is doing today.

04:59We are going to be doing this.

05:03We are going to be doing this.

05:06This is what we are going to be doing tonight.

05:10I will be a good guy for the day.

05:1345 minutes for the day.

05:16Cast members testing the canoe.

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